bouncing Bet

bouncing Bet

a perennial soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) with clusters of pinkish flowers

Origin of bouncing Bet

from Bet, nickname for Elizabeth

bouncing Bet

also bouncing bet

noun

A perennial Eurasian herb (Saponaria officinalis) of the pink family, planted as an ornamental for its dense clusters of pink to whitish flowers and widely naturalized in the United States. Also called soapwort .